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<h2 CLASS=sect1><A CLASS="TITLE" NAME="JAWT-CH-2-SECT-4">2.4 Shape</A></h2>

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The new <tt CLASS=literal>Shape</tt> interface defines 
a single method; it requires a geometric object to be able to report its 
bounding box. Currently, the <tt CLASS=literal>Rectangle</tt> 
and <tt CLASS=literal>Polygon</tt> classes implement 
<tt CLASS=literal>Shape</tt>; one would expect other 
geometric classes to implement <tt CLASS=literal>Shape</tt> 
in the future. Although <tt CLASS=literal>Component</tt> 
has the single method defined by the <tt CLASS=literal>Shape</tt> 
interface, it does not implement the interface. 

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<h3 CLASS=sect2><A CLASS="TITLE" NAME="JAWT-CH-2-SECT-4.1">Shape Method</A></h3>

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<DT CLASS=varlistentry><I CLASS=emphasis>public abstract Rectangle getBounds() <img src="gifs/bstar.gif" alt="(New)" border=0> </I><br>
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The <tt CLASS=literal>getBounds()</tt> method returns 
the shape's bounding <tt CLASS=literal>Rectangle</tt>. 
Once you have the bounding area, you can use methods like <tt CLASS=literal>Graphics.copyArea()</tt> 
to copy the shape. </DL>
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